A bloody shootout between men of the Department of State Security, DSS, and suspected oil vandals in Lagos on Wednesday, which lasted several hours, left no fewer than eight of the security officials dead. It was gathered that the DSS officials had stormed Konu area of Arepo after NNPC reportedly informed the agency of activities…
On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria from his three-day visit to France. While at the European country, the Nigerian leader met with the French leader, François Hollande, where they discussed issued bordering security and Boko Haram. On his return, he was welcomed by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the…
The presentation of candidates for the vacate Ooni of Ife stool from the Giesi Ruling House has suffered a setback. This followed a court injunction on Wednesday evening ordering a halt to the process. On Monday, kingmakers in Ile-Ife made a formal announcement requesting nomination of candidates from the Giesi Ruling House for the selection…
All things being quall, workers in the Osun State government payroll may soon begin to smile. At the meeting held between the government and the workers’ union, the Nigeria Labour Congress, held on Wednesday, the government agreed to pay the workers soon. The state governor, Rauf Aregbesola had promised to pay the aggrieved workers before…
A raid by some gangsters in a community in Plateau State on Wednesday morning left not less than 17 persons dead. It was said that the gunmen, numbering over 20, stormed Kadunung village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, destroying houses and shops in the area. Many residents of the village were said…
It was an embarrassing moment for the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibim State, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday when his credit card reportedly declined while trying to check into a hotel in London. Sahara Reporters claimed that Akpabio, who is presently a Senator in Nigeria, could not believe that his card was declined at a…
At least two churches in Kaduna State have been closed down immediately on the directive of the state governor, Nasir El Rufai. Also shut were a seminary and a church-owned hospitals and secondary school all in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna by El-Rufai’s spokesman, Samuel…
Activities linked to the yet-to-be inaugurated committee on the proposed National Conference of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have been halted by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party. A statement issued by the National Secretary of the PDP, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, disclosed that this decision is to enable room for further consultations by…
eff Four suspects were arraigned on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, on a 29-count charge bordering on conspiracy, and collecting by false pretence. The accused were brought before Justice Abubakar Talba by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their alleged involvement in the N1.2 billion pension fraud.…
Pan African banking and financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has restated its commitment to the growth and development of the African movie industry by supporting the making ‘93 days’, an inspirational movie on Ebola as it happened in Nigeria. The movie tells the story of the victory over the Ebola scourge…